The Peppercorns 10s & 11s

Sleep Out

The Peppercorns hosted our Vinnies Sleepout this Term and it was a huge success!  We experienced a tiny glimpse into what it is like to ‘sleep rough’ and gained more of an insight into some of the challenges people experiencing homelessness might face.

It was a cold night and the wind picked up in the morning, but we managed to sleep in our shelters through the night. It wasn’t easy though! There was a lot to consider, even for simple things like keeping warm. 

On reflection, we realised that it is so easy to take things for granted. Organising the Sleepout was an amazing experience and as part of our inquiry, helped us to gain a deeper understanding of homelessness. We achieved our goals of raising awareness about homelessness and funds to support Vinnies homeless services.

We set out to raise $800, but so far, we are up $3,974! If you’d like to donate, our page is still open on the GoFundraise website - just type in Preshil Peppercorns on the search bar. 

Thank you to all the families for helping us achieve our goals!  We couldn’t have done it without you. 

THANK YOU! 

Units of Inquiry Term 3

The Peppercorns have embarked on two Units of Inquiry this term relating to the following transdisciplinary themes: ‘How we express ourselves’ and ‘How the world works’.

Throughout the transdisciplinary theme relating to ‘How we express ourselves’, the children have been exploring the ways in which we discover and express ideas, feelings, nature, culture, beliefs and values through photography.

Our teaching and learning has been centered around how various types of cameras work, how light travels and behaves and how we can use photography to express ourselves. Last week, the children engaged in a conversation with Rob Gillett about his career as a professional photographer and camera operator. They had lots of interesting questions to ask him. We have also been investigating light in Science using light boxes.

How the World Works

For our transdisciplinary theme relating to ‘How the World Works’ the Peppercorns have been investigating the interaction between the natural world (physical and biological) and human societies.

Our central idea for this Unit of Inquiry hones in on how visual impairment and blindness may have enormous implications for quality of life. Our teaching and learning has been centered around how the eye works, how we perceive colour, the different ways people can lose their sight and how various eye conditions are treated. Towards the latter part of the term, the children will be participating in an eye dissection to gain further understanding of the structure and function of the eye.

This Unit of Inquiry is being linked to the other Unit of Inquiry by looking at the connections between an eye and a camera.

Victor Toufas and Rosie Grimm

10s & 11s classroom teachers